Mrs. Shen was so angry that she almost fainted, and Luo Shi hurried over to help her.
Mrs. Shen was sitting on the mahogany chair, her face was pale and her breath was weak. She gripped the armrest tightly, her knuckles pale from the exertion.
Luo's eyes were red, and she gently patted Mrs. Shen's back, trying to calm her down.
"Mom, don't be angry, your health is important."
The surrounding maids lowered their eyebrows and did not dare to make a sound. The air in the whole room seemed to be frozen, except for Mrs. Shen's breathing and Luo Shi's soft comforting voice.
Shen Hong frowned and walked up to Mr. Xiang with a gloomy expression.
He glared at Mr. Xiang, his eyes full of anger, and said through gritted teeth: "You stupid woman, what should you do now! The bright future of our Shen family has been ruined by you!"
"The marriage that the Holy Father personally ordered will be ruined at your request?
Xiang's face turned pale and he argued, "Did I do something wrong?"
"You still dare to quibble!" Shen Hong roared angrily and slammed the table, "Now that the Holy One knows about this, I'm afraid he will blame me."
With Shen Hong's roar, the whole room seemed to be shaking.
The maids were so frightened that they did not dare to speak. Mrs. Shen's breathing became louder and louder, and Luo Shi's comforting voice also became anxious.
"Shen Hong! Do you dare to touch me? Are you qualified to discipline me?"
Turning to look at Old General Shen who was silent at the side, Xiang could not help but feel a little disappointed in her husband. "My husband also thinks that I did something wrong today?"
General Shen frowned and looked at Xiang with complicated eyes.
There were mixed feelings in his heart, including blame for Xiang and worry for her.
He knew that although Xiang was willful and willful, she also truly loved him and their daughter, which was why she acted like this.
Shen An took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "You did indeed do something wrong in this matter, but you must also understand that as members of the Protector General's Mansion, every move we make represents the honor of the entire family."
"You shouldn't be so reckless."
Having said that, if Madam does not do this today, she will push her daughter into the Hengyuan Palace. The Hengyuan Palace is quite deep. If you marry her knowingly, the entire Shen Palace will be the bargaining chip of Prince Hengyuan. , but they will definitely take precautions against the Shen family.
If the Shen family really gets married to King Hengyuan, there will probably be a bloody storm.
But today the Shen family slapped King Hengyuan in the face so openly, he would definitely not let it go.
"Come here! Press down Mrs. Xiang. Deal with her according to the family law!" Old Mrs. Shen.
As soon as he finished speaking, two guards immediately appeared at the door, respectfully waiting for General Shen's order.
Mrs. Xiang's expression changed and her heart sank. Her husband was actually hesitating. Hehe, it was really ridiculous.
Shen An knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. Shen, "Mother, please forgive the child for being unfilial. Jinzhu is the child's first wife. The child must not betray her. If mother wants to punish me, just punish me."
"This happened because of me. If grandma wants to punish me, just punish me." Shen Zhiyi took a step forward and stood in front of him.
"I am the brother, you want to punish me."
Everyone:......
The whole room fell into silence, except for Mrs. Shen's breathing and the slight sobs of the maids.
Shen Hezhi stood aside silently. It would be better for him not to participate in the current situation.
"I feel that I should not be punished."
The speaker was Sheng Yuan, the head wife of Shen Hong, the eldest son of the Shen family.
Sheng Yuan studied etiquette and poetry since she was a child. Shen Hong would take her with him on formal occasions to give himself a boost of face. However, in private, he doted on his concubine, Mrs. Luo. Who among the major families in Beijing didn't know about her? Shen Hong was a man who doted on his concubines and killed his wives, but he didn't expose it directly because of the general's reputation.
To put it bluntly, Sheng Yuan is two years older than Shen Hong. Over the years, she has worked hard for the Shen family and raised a child. She is already old and beautiful. In addition, the Sheng family has long been in decline. She has no backer, so she has to be right. Follow your own advice.
My concubine, Luo Shi, is young and beautiful, and she always does what she wants. What man in the world would like to be disciplined by a yellow-faced woman all day long?
"What? Madam, you dare to disobey me!"
Shen Hezhi grabbed his mother and tried to help her up, "I...I did nothing wrong."
"mother!"
Shen Hezhi called her anxiously. He did not dare to look back and observe his father's expression, but he knew in his heart that he would inevitably be beaten severely when he returned.
He can bear it, but my mother is too old to bear it.
Shen Hong was secretly violent, and would come back and beat the mother and son if anything went wrong outside. Sheng still had several unhealed bruises and scars on her body.
The group did not expect that Mrs. Sheng was interceding for Shen Zhiyi. Shen Hezhi just hoped that his mother would not wade into this muddy water.
"I rebelled against you, you bitch!"
Shen Hong kicked her on the chest. His wife dared to go against him in public. She was really lawless.
Shen Hezhi hurriedly helped his mother up, only to find that she had passed out. His heart tightened, and he hurriedly held his mother in his arms and looked up at his father. Shen Hong just had a livid face, not feeling guilty at all.
Luo Shi rolled his eyes at the stupid woman in front of him, and was secretly happy in his heart. Now his status in the mansion had been raised to a higher level.
"Shen Hong, you are not qualified to deal with me and my daughter. The people in Taifu Xiang's house must be respected even by the emperor. Although the Xiang family is not as good as it used to be, it is not someone who can be bullied at will!"
Shen Zhiyi was frightened, her mother-in-law seemed a little different, or maybe this was her original appearance.
Xiang Jinzhu grabbed Shen Zhiyi's hand, turned around and took her away regardless of everyone's judgment on them.
